The Ghost Of Richard Manuel

The Ghost of Richard Manuel by Steppin’ In It - http://steppininit.com/

Another great song, from another great Michigan band. Transcribed by DWdrummer67.

And, as always... enjoy!

Tuning: Standard (Capo 5th fret)

This is the Bm variation I'm using. Strum the EA and D string, but leave the D string open.

Intro: D, G, Bm, A, G, D

In a thousand empty bottles… in a hundred burned out cars

In a house up in the Catskills… in all the honky-tonks and bars

All the way across the airwaves, and all the way around this land

The ghost of Richard Manuel is… walking like a natural man

Well last night around the campfire… we got high on homemade wine

We passed around the guitar… and tried to sing “Whispering Pines”

And in every sweet falsetto… that was more than I could stand

Was the ghost of Richard Manuel just… walking like a natural man

Along the keys of my piano… in the kick and in the snare

In getting your kicks off of parlor tricks… and in a hound dog’s hungry stare

Well He’s getting frozen up in Canada, and burned in the south land

But the ghost of Richard Manuel still… walking like a natural man

There’s a room full of nicotine poets... three harmony guitars

And a shopworn tack piano… with 32 bars

And the Victrola’s in the corner… spinning “Alexander’s Ragtime Band”

And the ghost of Richard Manuel is… walking like a natural man

Hey, Hey Richard… Hey, Hey Richard

Richard won’t you sing us… “Tears of Rage” just one more time